Hundreds of holiday lets and second home owners who have arrived in Cornwall ahead of the Easter weekend have been reported to the council. Locals have highlighted some 650 cases of people ignoring the government’s lockdown orders in the past five days alone, according to The Times. Since the nationwide measures to limit the spread … Read more
Do you dig it? The incredible Airbnb that looks like a giant potato (with stays starching from $200) The Big Idaho Potato Hotel is located in Boise, Idaho, and it has a king-sized bed, lounge and toilet It was originally designed and built by the Idaho Potato Commission in 2012 to help promote the crop … Read more
For the first time, Belvoir Castle – the stunning Windsor Castle double in Netflix drama The Crown – is making one of its sumptuous suites available to book on Airbnb. To celebrate the turn of the decade, the castle, which normally has 14 bedrooms for hire, will open the doors of its King’s Suite, seen in … Read more
Airbnb is searching for the world’s wildest home ideas – and has launched a $1million fund to make them a reality. Design enthusiasts from around the world are being asked to submit proposals for unconventional and unusual liveable spaces – and 10 of these will receive Unique Airbnb Fund financing. An expert judging panel – … Read more
Airbnb to open 200 luxury suites inside New York’s famous Rockefeller Plaza Rental website is taking over 10 floors inside the 75 Rockefeller Plaza building Suites are being designed so guests feel like they are staying in an apartment They will have views of St Patrick’s Cathedral and the Empire State Building By Jennifer Newton … Read more
Night in a museum of masterpieces: Airbnb transforms the Louvre’s glass Pyramid into a bedroom and lets guests drink cocktails in front of the Mona Lisa and dine with Venus de Milo Airbnb is running a competition to give two lucky guests the chance to spend a night at the Louvre in Paris The experience … Read more
Holidaymakers can now stay in the sweet shop that inspired some of Roald Dahl’s classic books, including The Twits and Matilda, as it’s now listed on Airbnb Mrs Pratchett’s sweet shop in Llandaff, Cardiff, sleeps up to 21 people and can be rented for £450 per night It has recently undergone a renovation by owners … Read more
Booking an Airbnb is a bit of a lucky dip – you’re never quite sure what you’re going to get. I certainly didn’t expect however, after booking a £19 wooden lodge in Armenia, that the stay would come with home cooked meals, a tour of the local area, a spot of opera at the dinner … Read more
A converted shipping container in a Highlands beauty spot is being advertised on Airbnb as a £195-a-night ‘bespoke bothy’ (a small mountain refuge). But the 10ft by 10ft steel box has been branded an ‘eyesore’ on social media and also compared to a ‘prison cell’. The accommodation features a wooden couch, which also serves as … Read more
Holidaymakers can feel like they are the king of the castle in this quirky Airbnb – because it is, after all, an actual castle. Longs Park Castle in West Ashton, Wiltshire, boasts a Rapunzel-style tower, an observatory and a clockhouse. And with a one-night stay costing from £211, and the property sleeping up to 16 … Read more